DC2 is not due until December, but I'm veering toward a homebirth for this one.
However, we're in new area haven't got any friends here, everyone that could watch DD (2yo) are more than 2 hours away... now partly, that's why I want a homebirth, so I don't have to wait 2 1/2hrs to wait for a babysitter before I can go to hospital.
But - do you think it's a good idea to ask someone to make the journey as soon as I go into labour just in case I end up transferred to hospital?
or would it be better to ask someone to come and stay with us around the time.
Baby being due at christmas time we will have to get on with asking people to do this asap.
Also - did your older children wake up, or did they sleep through it if you laboured overnight?
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Has anyone had a homebirth with older children in the house? What did you do?
LaWeasel · 07/05/2011 11:03
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